The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-05-20

Culloch. Stevenson ond Wallace, Flour
nov and Caruthers. Called to order
at o'clock. Minutes OF last regular
meeting read. Minute adopted.
MAYOR ~,urgis reported that he had
taken up four Central railroad bonds
; 600 and had paid $4,000 interest on
$4,000 the total of the Central bonds,
making $1,000. aud also 1920 inter>
est ON the Belt bonds. He appointed
n committee OF three aid rmen, TiDbs,
McCulloch and Wallace to examine
bonds aud coupons. These tour
bonds taken up leaves only forty-,iX .
Central bond, still out, or $4,000
\ rcccs. of five minutes was take to
enable the committee to examine
bonds and coupons. The committee
reported the repur. of the Mayor cor
rect and bonds and coupons ready TO
be burned They were burned by the
secretary in presence OF the council
The mayor reported that he had re-
ccivcd part of invoice, Of sewer pipe
tor sewer. III the ally between Frank.
I'm ami Mary streets.
Report Of w ". Seloy, treasurer;
Due him interest on userdrawn
school fund Sl22 81; on oycrdrawn
street fund Si33 IS. Moved that
amount BE- allowed and pad, carried.
Petitions called tor Petition of ci-
tileD- of South Waco about Dutton
and Webster streets asking that
number of street. be opened. Con
sideratiou was postponed for the
present
w. IL. Clifton and j :. Malone
offered land to open Columbu, street
from Fourth to Third for apuce to be
fixed by three dl,iutcrestcd men.
Offer OF two tracks of land on Fiji
teeuth street and Novelty to finish
streets for $1,000, byJ. II, Finks " Co.
Laid on the table.
Proposition from gas company to
erect additional amp posts and light
them mt two dollars and n halt per
month, Of fifteen candio power. Re-
ielrcd TO gas committee.
Citizens of West avenue asked that
certain Instructions between Ninth
and Fifteenth be removed. Referred
to street committee
Mrs. VI. =. Ilcathcrly. owning loud
in Morris addition, asked that hould
Fouth street bc extended she be paid
u IthnUuhUtf Oii l'NuohNlph iOl ~
Moved by Mr.. Stephenson to refer to
city attorney TO see if city has not "A
right to std -treet Seconded and
carried.
Petition a,king to build small
room, q by : icc'. by w -. Jackson,
referred TO fire committee with power
60 net.
Trustees OF NJ f. church asked per-
mission TO move an Old building back
and build two rooms in front on
Washington street, OF wood, TO be
used as "a parsonage. Referred to fire
B committee with power to act
Petition ofciti/cns Of BraIos place
asking tina; Novelty street he widen
ed from thirty TO sixty feet. Refer
red to street committee.
sanitary committee reported some
places out Of order but work being
g doue. They had directed ice works,
auuducs, livery stables, etc, to turn
their water into levers. Mr.. Iibbs
q a. sod what had become OF the sewers.
Mr. Stephenson rsil engineers report
! was being VOTED for. Mr. Order
saw no objection TO tapping sewer at
ice hJusc. "a II wa $4,000 gHlons of
pure water and it would be- good
thing for the sewer.
e street committee reported aud
, asked time OH south seventh street
Al TO south Tenth and Ninth street
= they are of properwidth.
The committee recommended not
= TO open Tenth street through Mr., j.
, |. Moore house on account of eN-
pcnse.
70 I'm regard TO Calhoun from Fifth to
Eighth the committee recommended
: That it be opened when there Is funds
| on band.
On opening Cleveland street be,
T. tween Fifth and sixth, it recon-
mends fifteen feet Of ground of DR.
e Sucad and ten feet of Mr.. Crawford +
/ and five feet of the Rcniro heirs.
Report adopted and was referred Ia
70 the city attorney with power to act
The com".iltce further reported
that great many fences are out on
d. the street on Washington street be.
tween Fourth and Fifth, and on Soutl
} Fourth street Other cases OF build
J ings in Tho street were mentioned.
MIR. Grider moved that the city Ell,
- gineer and city attorney be instructed
to define the lines of West Jefferson
y ~trcct aud report 10 inc next meeting
d. Carried
y Mayor oturgis urged that all the
e. streets out OF gear uc surveyed anC
reports mad, and the stroi ghtcnina
OF the street, be mado the subject Of :
-. -pociql session.
Moved by Alderman Flournoy thu
r. the mayor instruct the city attorney
to inquire into the matter OF the cily
| rights in street and report and tina
an a -sistant Cuglnocr be employed il
the " DIRK il neccN- try. Carried,
(. Pnbhc school COMMITTEE reported
Miss Lottie Blair had resigned anc
& Mi-- Virginia Culbel -on appointed il
her place, which was approved.
Interest ON note Gus Sparks ordered
e pad.
Council was asked # iircmen coulo
use the new hydJants. Moved thai
water committee see If temporary
Arrauoc,ueut could BE- made with Mr.